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Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Wills Hill via Bartlett Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Wills Hill via Bartlett Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area near Riverside, MA. The route reaches Wills Hill. It climbs 319 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 548 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58657, -72.53324
Nearest town Riverside, MA
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Wills Hill via Bartlett Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 317–548 ft

Out & Back · Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.58657, -72.53324

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 56°F / low 49° · precip 72% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 326 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Wills Hill.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Bartlett Road, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach Wills Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wills-hill-out-back-4-km-a41b

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 56°F49°
Precip72%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 47% rain11 AM: 72% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 39% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 63% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 44% rain9 PM: 32% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 18% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 64°51°
Tue 63°42°
Wed 64°40°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 68°44° 30%
Sat 62°51° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Millers Falls Road stop 326 m from the trailhead

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